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i'm chris matthews in san francisco. leading off tonight, the cut, cap and balanced caper. it's been a huge debate tonight. this evening house republicans are expected to vote for something they call cut, cap and balance. talk about performance art. this is the stuff you see on psych walks on the weekend, miming, pretending to be doing something. bumping into walls that aren't really there. the republican plan has no specifics on what to cut, to cut below 20% by gdp, ten years from now and demands a two thirds vote for back a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. it has no chance whatsoever of being a bipartisan deal. this afternoon president obama announced the gang of six has come up with a plan of spending cuts, changes to medicare and medicaid, and taxes. at the top of the show we'll talk to a tea party republican, who says no to taxes, and don't worry about default, spiking interest rates or an american downgrade. our new poll shows the public is taking sides. also, what a day it's been for parliament's investigation into the murdoch scandal. at one point, as
i'm chris matthews in san francisco. leading off tonight, the cut, cap and balanced caper. it's been a huge debate tonight. this evening house republicans are expected to vote for something they call cut, cap and balance. talk about performance art. this is the stuff you see on psych walks on the weekend, miming, pretending to be doing something. bumping into walls that aren't really there. the republican plan has no specifics on what to cut, to cut below 20% by gdp, ten years from now and...
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ooich krm i'm chris matthews in san francisco. leading off, cut, cap and balance caper pap hue day in the debate over the economy, first in the next few hours house republicans will vote for something they call cut, cap and balance. this is performance art, of course. the stuff you see on sidewalks on the weekends. they're miming. pretending to be doing something, you know, like bumping into walls that aren't there. the republican plan has no specifics on what to be cut. he calls for a cut to just below 20% of gdp by 2021, ten years from now, and demands a two-thirds vote in both houses to back a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. it has no chance whatsoever of being a bipartisan deal. second, president obama announced this afternoon that the gang of six, it's come up way plan of spending cuts, changing to medicare and medicaid, and taxes. at the top of of the show we'll talk to a tea party republican who says no to taxes a and don't worry about default spiking interest rates or an american downgrade. >>> plus, playing
ooich krm i'm chris matthews in san francisco. leading off, cut, cap and balance caper pap hue day in the debate over the economy, first in the next few hours house republicans will vote for something they call cut, cap and balance. this is performance art, of course. the stuff you see on sidewalks on the weekends. they're miming. pretending to be doing something, you know, like bumping into walls that aren't there. the republican plan has no specifics on what to be cut. he calls for a cut to...
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i'm telling you right now, for the first time, where's the president's plan, chris matthews? >> yes, that's the great -- >> wait a minute. >> you've criticized the president for not having a plan, and you don't have one, have you read the document? >> i'll criticize the president for not having more of a plan. he's playing politics. for the first time in this town, the house will plan a serious plan to get spending in this town under control, and you want to ignore the most important piece of that, which is a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. the american people are beyond this. it calls it ten years to 19.9%. are you happy with that number that would reduce it to basically $3 trillion from 3.75? it really doesn't change it much, but my point to you is, do you think you're going to get two thirds vote in the house for a balanced budget amendment? a two thirds vote? >> hey, chris, the fiscal situation now -- >> will you get two thirds? >> yes, yes. it's so severe that we have a great chance this year to pass this out of the house. look 80% believe in a balanced bu
i'm telling you right now, for the first time, where's the president's plan, chris matthews? >> yes, that's the great -- >> wait a minute. >> you've criticized the president for not having a plan, and you don't have one, have you read the document? >> i'll criticize the president for not having more of a plan. he's playing politics. for the first time in this town, the house will plan a serious plan to get spending in this town under control, and you want to ignore the...
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well, last night on "chris matthews," chris asked gang of six senators, mark warner what sets their deficit reduction plan apart from other proposals put forth by republicans? >> this is the first time we've seen a bipartisan plan that includes revenues, that, it really is comprehensive, it's bipartisan. it isn't perfect. but when the alternative is we're going to drive this country over the cliff, i think we've got to start with something that actually gets the job done, that gives us that comprehensive approach, and the fact that we had a whole lot of democrats and republicans yesterday saying, yeah, i'm ready to at least move to the next step, was a good sign. we've got to realize we're 13 days away from a default. we're 13 days away from an indirect tax increase with every american where their interest rates skyrocket and the government can't pay its bills. we've got to be responsible and get something done. if we can build some of this into our process of the debt ceiling, this ought to be a starting point for the conversation, remember, this has got revenues, it's got an approach that
well, last night on "chris matthews," chris asked gang of six senators, mark warner what sets their deficit reduction plan apart from other proposals put forth by republicans? >> this is the first time we've seen a bipartisan plan that includes revenues, that, it really is comprehensive, it's bipartisan. it isn't perfect. but when the alternative is we're going to drive this country over the cliff, i think we've got to start with something that actually gets the job done, that...
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i'm in for chris matthews tonight. leading off, deal or no deal. all day long there's been word that a deal between president obama and speaker john boehner is in the works to save the u.s. from default. publically both sides are denying it. it's clear adults on both sides are trying to avoid default. how do you get to an agreement? tea partiers are saying, no deal with tax increases and democrats are saying, no deal without them? we crunched numbers and default would seem to affect almost every american home. >>> also, does michele bachmann have migraines? is it fair to question her fitness? or she fb may be debilitated for days at moment of the week when rupert murdoch's wife wendi supposedly saved him from a pie throwing comedian. call me skeptical but i'm calling it piegate. >>> we start with deal or no deal. the "new york times" reported this afternoon, the obama administration has informed democratic congressional leaders that president obama and speaker boehner were about to close in on a major deal that would enact substantial spending cuts
i'm in for chris matthews tonight. leading off, deal or no deal. all day long there's been word that a deal between president obama and speaker john boehner is in the works to save the u.s. from default. publically both sides are denying it. it's clear adults on both sides are trying to avoid default. how do you get to an agreement? tea partiers are saying, no deal with tax increases and democrats are saying, no deal without them? we crunched numbers and default would seem to affect almost...
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i'm michael smir con nish in for chris matthews. cliff-hanger moment, the plans to avoid a debt crisis are going down. the republican cut, cap and balance bill rejected by the senate. the mcconnell-reid fallback plan dead for now. the obama-boehner bargain that would cut spending and somehow sometime under some mechanism reform tax ps. republicans don't like the tax increases. democrats are even angrier over the spending cuts. everyone is going home for the weekend as the clock ticks down. >>> when you find it can't get worse for the murdochs, we learn that james murdoch may have been less than truthful when he told parliament he wasn't aware of how extensive the phone hacking was. now the justice department is investigating whether u.s. laws were broken. >>> you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warning. caddie sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his caddy. tiger woods's firing of his caddy is beginning to look like an ugly divorce. he's a
i'm michael smir con nish in for chris matthews. cliff-hanger moment, the plans to avoid a debt crisis are going down. the republican cut, cap and balance bill rejected by the senate. the mcconnell-reid fallback plan dead for now. the obama-boehner bargain that would cut spending and somehow sometime under some mechanism reform tax ps. republicans don't like the tax increases. democrats are even angrier over the spending cuts. everyone is going home for the weekend as the clock ticks down....
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we've seen him and chris matthews go at it earlier this week. it bothers them this is the face because it is going to marginalize them so they wouldn't be taken seriously. >> sure. the tea party has been constantly dealing with the image of being crazy as opposed to substantive. if i was a substantive tea party member, whoever those people are, i would also be concerned that this continues to be the face of the crazy tea party member that only lashes out on an emotional level, doesn't deal with substantive policy issues especially at a time and place when the country needs reason as opposed to insanity. >> we're seeing a little bit of sort of a side show atmosphere regarding michele bachmann and this issue of her health. yesterday she made the decision to release a statement from the house physician saying that she's got this under control. what was interesting to see how some of they are opponents on the republican side responded. here's tim pawlenty last night. >> i don't know enough about her particular medical situation to comment. i just do
we've seen him and chris matthews go at it earlier this week. it bothers them this is the face because it is going to marginalize them so they wouldn't be taken seriously. >> sure. the tea party has been constantly dealing with the image of being crazy as opposed to substantive. if i was a substantive tea party member, whoever those people are, i would also be concerned that this continues to be the face of the crazy tea party member that only lashes out on an emotional level, doesn't...
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i'm in for chris matthews tonight. leading off, deal or no deal. all day long there's been word that a deal between president obama and speaker john bane zer boehner is in the works to save the u.s. from default. pub lkly both sides are denying it. it's clear adults on both sides are trying to avoid default. how do you get to an agreement when pea tae tea parters are saying no deal with tax increases and democrats are saying, no deal without them? we crunched numbers and default would seem to affect almost every american home. >>> also, does michele bachmann have mi have migraines? may be debilitated for days at time or something we would have never mentioned about a male candidate? >>> how did an anti-american terrorist become so trusted by u.s. officials in afghanistan he was allowed close enough to kill seven cia agents? >>> finally, let me finish with a second look at most memorable moment of the week when rupert murdoch's wife wendi supposedly saved him from a pie throwing comedian. call me skeptical but i'm calling it piegate. >>> we start wi
i'm in for chris matthews tonight. leading off, deal or no deal. all day long there's been word that a deal between president obama and speaker john bane zer boehner is in the works to save the u.s. from default. pub lkly both sides are denying it. it's clear adults on both sides are trying to avoid default. how do you get to an agreement when pea tae tea parters are saying no deal with tax increases and democrats are saying, no deal without them? we crunched numbers and default would seem to...
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i'm chris matthews in san francisco. leading off today, my way or nothing, what the republicans are telling president obama these days. do things entirely our way or we'll put the government in default. the republican party shown it's not an opposition party looking to govern or even co-govern. it's a protest party. a party neither makes or takes responsibility for its actions. in a poll out today showing voters are not supporting this republican tea party approach. plus, pay attention to the man behind the curtain. really pay attention. the gop the refusal to raise any taxes under any circumstances is matching the clear purposes the man pushing republican tax policy right now. one man. grover norquist, the most powerful man most americans have never heard of plays "hardball" here tonight. >>> plus, another day, another resignation in the murdoch scandal. this time the number two man in scotland yard. one day after number one man went belly up. and easy to follow flow chart tonight of the tangled relationships between an
i'm chris matthews in san francisco. leading off today, my way or nothing, what the republicans are telling president obama these days. do things entirely our way or we'll put the government in default. the republican party shown it's not an opposition party looking to govern or even co-govern. it's a protest party. a party neither makes or takes responsibility for its actions. in a poll out today showing voters are not supporting this republican tea party approach. plus, pay attention to the...